My best friend getting married Jan 1st

It depends on what type of wedding she is planning. Something small and intimate, sure!

Small wedding with about 40 people

She could do that at a restaurant

She can probably find a restaurant with a private room to hold the reception in.

She can do it! You can always offer your help

Stay positive and offer feasable options for her requests

The dress is going to be a hurdle, but shoppingvsomehqere that has a Rush option or off the rack sales could work, or somewhere like modcloth for a less formal option. A restaurant venue may be a problem because many are closed after one of the biggest and messiest nights of the year. She gets on those two things immediately .

Thanks ladies

I know someone who got engaged in late July and got married in early October. She had a full blown wedding, she cut some corners for financial reasons but I don't think she had to for most things. Some vendors like photographer and such might be booked but since it's January they won't be as booked as during "wedding season"

Good luck!

She can do it, but it is going to be very rushed and a lot of places charge more for new years weddings and a lot of things may already be booked

Depends on her wishes!

Is anything open in your area on January 1st? Where I am, it's a holiday. Some restaurants are open, but most are closed, or they don't open until 5 or 6 at night. Shem also may not be able to get an officiant for that day.

It's possible!

I had two years and I still feel like I'm rushing here at the end. I can't even imagine..... Good luck to your friend OP, she's gonna need a lot of it lol

That is probably a really popular date so while not impossible, she may not get everything her heart is set on. Is there a reason she's rushing it? Personally I wanted to enjoy the engagement and did not want to rush the wedding, but this is also my second trip so maybe I wanted to enjoy what I didn't do last go around.

I recommend BHLDN to look into for dresses--I got mine in three days after ordering.

That's her business and her decision!

I know someone that got engaged late July and got married September 9th. It was a pretty wedding and it was at a hotel on the beach. I wouldn't recommend it but if that's what she wants!

I agree, I think its do-able! She can see if bridal shops are having sample sales, or if they're willing to sell her a sample, which would give time for alterations. Or check the dresses on Azazie, they're so pretty! And I agree that she could find a restaurant that could rent out a room. Where I live, most restaurants are open on Jan 1st but are so slow, so that's a good option. I feel like the night before would be harder to book and more expensive, but the 1st might not be so bad. Keep us posted!

So far we found a venue which accept them now all she needs is a million other things but so proud of her for doing this i agree with some statements earlier enjoy the engagement but I still very happy for her